Monday, September 1, 2008

Buckwheat Coconut Soft Chocolate Cookies. Vegan.

So I have finally come to a point where I can make a non-crunchy cookie without eggs. This is so exciting because I quite prefer soft and/or chewy cookies (and the first go at it produced very hard cookies- hard past the point of crunchy). I made these the day that I completely messed up the eclairs. I needed something to restore my baking self-esteem, also because I had touched the "I want sweets" nerve with the idea of allergen-free eclairs.

I highly recommend these. They were awesome, to be humble about it. Also I think that they would translate to GF easily, since there is only one cup of gluteny flour in them.

In a separate bowl combine: 1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp coconut oil, melted2 Tbsp molasses (I used a blurb. Very exact measuring there.)5 Tbsp warm milk (I used hemp, use whatever kind of milk you want. Coconut milk would go with the theme.)2 tsp vanilla (again a blurb, probably actually was more than that. It's hard to overdo vanilla, unless you dump the whole bottle in.)Egg replacer for 2 eggs. I use Ener-G plus a Tbsp of ground flax.

Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix to combine. If needed, add additional milk 1 Tbsp at a time until dough is pliable and shiny.

Scoop onto cookie sheet. If using GF flours, don't forget to smoosh them a little, because they don't generally spread as much.

Bake for 15 minutes or until firm.

On some of them I added a glaze made from vanilla chips (they weren't vegan) melted with hemp milk and whisked with a little confectionary sugar. I sprinkled those with a little shredded coconut to hide the unmelted bits of chips.

Karen- that's true, it's hard to mail things to a nomad! I'm excited for you to come home!

Hi Cindy! I love coconut flour too- a nice addition might be a nut meal/flour with the buckwheat and coconut, or maybe some sweet sorghum to sub the spelt. I know that you're low-sugar too, (I read your kitchen blues blog sometimes!) so I think if you cut the sugar to a half-cup, added a half-cup of agave, and maybe subbed some applesauce or other sweet pureed fruit for some of the liquid/oil, you could have a nice, more you-friendly cookie!